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Deformation
Bending, tilting, breaking of earth crust (in response to stress)
Stress
The force that causes pressure
Strain
The change (folding twisting, breaking) of rocks DUE TO STRESS
Divergent boundaries
pulling apart
Convergent
coming together
transform boundaries
sliding past
Isostasy
balancing act
Heavier crust will ... ?
sink
Lighter crust will ... ?
rise up
fracture
a break in rock layers where there is no movement
fault
a break in rock layers where there is movement
hanging wall
rocks above fault plane
foot wall
rocks below fault plane